Railway-rail support



May a, 1923- 1,454,276

' A. R. FUGINA ET AL RAILWAY RAIL SUPPORT Filed Nov. 14, 1921 Patented May 8, 1923.

UNITED} s'rn'rss a I 1,454,5Z'Zt PATENT oer ice.

ARTHUR R. FUGINA, or LOUISVILLE, JAMES E. CLOUGH. or LA GRANGE, AND WILSON H.,sTILwELL, or rams, KENTUCKY.

RAILWAY-RAIL SUPPORT.

' Application filed November 14, 1921. Serial No. 515,092.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it knownthat we, ARTHUR H. FUGINA, JAMES E. CLOUGH, and WVILsoN H. STIL- WELL, all citizens of the United States. and residing, respectively. at Louisville, Jefferson County, State of Kentucky; La Grange, Oldham County, State of Kentucky; and. Paris Bourbon County, State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Rail Supports, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention belongs to that class of rail way rail supports. known as renitent railway rail supports and more especially intended for use in connection with what are known as rail-contact circuit-controllers, a typical form of which is shown in our Patent No. 1,312,101. Its especial adaption is for use as a means to allow a degree of depression between certain unyielding points in a. railway rail, and its various features and advantages will readily become apparent from the following specification.

It will be understood that in railway signal service, it is necessary that a moving train shall, as it passes certain predetermined points, contact with certain means or mechanism, which is adapted to transmit signals. Great difficulty has been xperienced in providing means, of this character which will be cheap, simple and highly efiicient, and above all will maintain a standard'of efliciency and not deteriorate from-use, as such devices are subjected to rough usage from the hammer-like impact of a moving train; our device will readily take these impacts and maintain efiiciency in operating form and condition, thus being a device of this class of marked utility.

We hav shown the renitent element or spring plate in the present instance formed or made of two parts, that is, two springs, one lying contiguous to the other, separated only by a small space; this is done so that in case one of the springs should break, the other will function; thus the system will not be interrupted.

In carrying our invention into effect, we provide a yielding support adapted to be placed between a, rail and a cross-tie or sleeper and it consists essentially of a tie plate and a combined renitent element, which may be placed under a railway rail at a nominal cost and expense the same as an ordinary tie plate, and repair expenses will in the center,

be minimum in degree. Our device will not be affected by the elements or climatic conditions and is a dependable device for the purpose for which it is intended to be used.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification:

Fig. 1, is a top plan View of our invention as installed under a rail, the rail being shown broken away, I 2 Fig. 2, is a side View thereof, the rail broken away,

Fig. 3, is a view similar-to that shown in Fig. 1, except that two spring elements are employed instead of one,

Fig. 4, is a side view of Fig. 3, same as shown in Fig. 2,'for a side view of Fig. Land Fig. 5, is a perspective View of one-retaining plate.

In the drawings, we show a base or plate], of any construction or' contour, and'ofa usual construction to place between a rail 5, and the ordinary cross-tie or sleeper, not shown, but well known in the art, for providing a proper bearing surface on the said tie 0r sleeper; this being an ordinairy construction, no more need be said in relation thereto. The plate l'is provided with a multiplicity of perforations or holes as 10' through which it is fastened onto the crosstie or sleeper.

At each end of the plate 1, we securely connect and fasten a retaining plate 3,'by means of screws 4, or in any preferred manner; these plates 3 run transverse to the plate 1 and cross its face as shown, and at their inner edge are turned upwardly as shown at 3 so that a space will be left thereunder at such turned up point, forming a shouldered recess. These retaining plates 3 retain and hold the renitent or spring member in functional position as will be set forth herein. I

The renitent member is marked 2 in Fig. 1, and 22 in Fig. 3; this member is so connected with the plate 1, that in operation, it may move freely relatively thereto, but may not become separated therefrom in handling or in transporting. This renitent member is formed of a strip of spring steel or other suitable material, is usually not as wide as the plate 1, and is arched upwardly as shown at 12; when two spring elements 2-2 are employed they are both arched, and the parts are generally ill) speaking, complementary. The height of the arch above the tie-plate is equal to the movement desired, it being intended that in functioning the spring plate or plates shall flatten out at each complete depression.

It will be noted that the tie-plat 1 and the spring plates 2 are all under the rail 5, the rail being, in the present instance, held in place by holding and retaining arms 6 held in position by screws or spikes 7, or the like. The base plate 1-, carrying the cross plates or retainers for the springs 2, and the springs, as an element, are connected to the cross-tie or sleeper in any desirable or approved manner found eliicient and practicable in use. I

It will be noted that the spring element 2 or the spring element 2-2, each is unbroken at its edges presenting a uniform and unbroken edge, insuring strength at all. points.

The spring or renitentelement 2 passes under the high part 3 at the inneredge of the retaining plates 3, into the recesses 8, a space being left as shown at 20 to give play to the said springs 2 when they are depressed, the space being just enough to allow freedom of movement and to prevent any buckling action.

Vhile we have described one specific method and means of carrying our invention into practice, it will be perfectly obvious that we may makethe same in a modified form without departingfrom the spirit and principle of the invention as set forth inv this specification.

What we claim as new. and our invention anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a device of the character described, a; base,retaining means secured tovthe base at each end thereof, elongated and arched.

elastic means extended between said. retaining means, and fitting under said retaining means at the ends thereof, said retaining means forming housings for the ends of the elastic means.

2. In a device of the character described, a base, a retaining plate secured to said base at each end thereof, the inner part of each of said plates extending upwardly, elongated and arched elastic means, extended between said retaining plates and at each end'extending under the inner part of said plates, each of said retaining plates being of. a length substantially equal to the width of said elastic means and forming an. abutment adapted to engage substantially the entire surface of one of the end' edgesof said lastic means.

3. In a device of the character described, a base, a retaining plate extending transversely across said base at each end thereof, elongated and arched elastic means extended between said retaining plates and at each end fitting entirely under said retaining plates.

4. In a device of the character described, a base, retaining means-secured to the said base at each end thereof, a number of arched springs lying contiguous, extended between said retaining means and at their ends held in operative contact with the retaining means on said base.

In witness whereof, We. have hereunto set our hands, at Louisville, Kentucky, La Grange, Kentucky, and Paris, Kentucky, this 3rd day of October, 1921.

ARTHUR R. FUGI-NA. JAMES v GLOUGH. WILSQN H; STILIVELL. 

